Extendible roof mounted vehicular sunshade
OwnerIgor Chepetsinventor
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Abstract
An extendible roof mounted automotive accessory is provided that includes at least one generally horizontal panel; at least one strut having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, where the at least one strut is pivotally coupled at the first end to the at least one panel; and at least one coupling, where the at least one strut is pivotally coupled at the second end to the at least one coupling. The accessory is configured therewith so that the panel may be extended from a first position to a second position within a horizontal plane above a roof of a vehicle so as to provide shade or other functionality to the vehicle.
Claims9
A roof mounted automotive accessory comprising:
- at least one planar panel;
- a plurality of struts each having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein each of the plurality of struts is pivotally coupled at the first end to the at least one panel;
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- a plurality of couplings, wherein each of the plurality of struts is pivotally coupled at the second end to at least one of the plurality of couplings, the accessory configured therewith for the panel to be extended from a first position to a second position within a horizontal plane above a roof of a vehicle, and such that the plurality of struts are parallel to each other in the first position, the second position, and throughout between the first and second positions, and wherein the at least one planar panel retains its planar shape in at least the first and the second positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.